Fluometuron

Fluometuron
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N,N-Dimethyl-N′-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea
Other names
1,1-Dimethyl-3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea; 1,1-Dimethyl-3-(α,α,α-trifluoro-m-tolyl)-urea; 3-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea; 3-(m-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea; C 2059; Ciba 2059; Cotoran; Cotoran 85DF; Fluomethuron; Lanex; N-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-N′,N′-Dimethylurea; N-(m-Trifluoromethylphenyl)-N′,N′-Dimethylurea; Pakhtaran
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 2164-17-2 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI
  • CHEBI:82012
ChemSpider
  • 15702
ECHA InfoCard 100.016.819 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 16562
UNII
  • 296378G1S8 checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID8020628 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C10H11F3N2O/c1-15(2)9(16)14-8-5-3-4-7(6-8)10(11,12)13/h3-6H,1-2H3,(H,14,16)
  • O=C(Nc1cc(ccc1)C(F)(F)F)N(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula
 C10H11F3N2O
Molar mass 232.206 g·mol−1
Density 1.39 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 163 to 164 °C (325 to 327 °F; 436 to 437 K)[1]
Solubility in water
 90 ppm (0.0105%) at 20 °C[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

Fluometuron is an herbicide. In the United States it was approved for use on cotton and sugarcane crops in 1974, but since 1986 is only approved for use on cotton.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fluometuron, Pesticide Information Profile
  2. ^ Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Fluometuron, US Environmental Protection Agency
  • Fluometuron in the Pesticide Properties DataBase (PPDB)


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